Newcastle United will challenge the clubs to break the British tRANSFER record if they want to sign striker Alexander Isak, it has been reported.
Isak, 25, has impressed since his move to Newcastle in 2022 and is enjoying another superb season, scoring 11 goals in 16 appearances, including seven in his last five Premier League outings.
Such form has made Isak linked with Premier League rivals Arsenal AND ChelseaWHEREAS Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have all been suggested as trying to lure the Swede back to mainland Europe.
Newcastlefor their part, they don't want to part with Isak and Telegraph say they have set an asking price of over £150m for their superstar.
A fee of £150m would erase the current British record – Chelsea's £106m signing of Enzo Fernandez – and make Isak the third most expensive transfer of all time, behind only Kylian Mbappe's £163m move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 and the French. the club's £198m purchase of Neymar 12 months ago.
Newcastle feel under no pressure to lower their asking price as Isak still has more than three years to run on his current contract, with talks over an extension also expected to take place in the coming months.
More importantly, Newcastle are known to be at the mercy of Premier League financial regulations, which forced them to entertain bids for winger Anthony Gordon last summer ahead of the eventual sale of Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson.
A significant bid for Isak may not be rejected outright, but Newcastle have plenty of other players they would be looking to sell before making offers for Isak, while there is also hope that their recent revival will lead to in a return to European football and fortunes. that come with it.